First national snapshot estimates that 0.27% of population currently positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first national snapshot of Covid-19 rates has revealed that 148,000 people in England were infected with the virus over the past two weeks.The study, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), tested 10,705 people in more than 5,000 households and estimated that 0.27% of the population in England were currently positive for Covid-19. That translates to roughly 10,000 people a day across the entire population, between 27 April and 10 May 2020. Continue reading…
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